Struggling to survive at Hogwarts

Chapter 312 Perfection

"Is something wrong?"

Upon hearing the sound, Thea stopped watering the plants and turned her head to look in the direction of the sound, her eyes still showing a lingering coldness.

And old Nott met Thea's gaze directly.

For a moment, their eyes met, and neither of them spoke.

Just as Thea was pondering whether she should offer old Nott a glass of red wine, old Nott hurriedly spoke up:

"Miss Black!"

To be absolutely sure, old Nott even became careful about how he addressed people.

"Look, it's getting late..."

Are you trying to kick us out?

Thea raised an eyebrow slightly, the smile in her eyes not reaching her eyes.

"No, no, I wouldn't dare!!!"

Old Nott immediately denied it, trying to salvage the situation by saying, "I was just worried that you'd get home late and the roads would be difficult to navigate!"

He didn't mention Voldemort, but instead adopted an attitude of being completely concerned for Thea.

Now, Thea can no longer go crazy.

Old Nott promptly noticed Thea's softened attitude and immediately threw Theodore out again.

"How about I have Theodore take you for a stroll in the back garden? There are some potion-making and alchemy ingredients there that I just got from Gringotts a few days ago. It's much better than this messy scene in the front hall."

Old Nott lived up to Theodore's impression of him as the epitome of social graces. With a few words, he not only gave Thea a way out but also saved her face in front of everyone.

I am indeed in a bad situation now, but don't forget that I am able to sit firmly in the chair of succession not only because of blood ties.

Old Nott successfully understood Thea's attitude, so he didn't dare to put on airs as a future father-in-law. Instead, he was respectful and attentive, and Thea had completely lost the mood to continue her antics.

"Let's go then!"

After a moment's thought, Thea accepted the way out offered by old Nott, after all, today was Theodore's birthday... a birthday?!

Thea paused, a belated sense of guilt slowly surfacing.

Oh no, she got so caught up in the moment that she forgot what day it was!

When old Nott stepped in to smooth things over, she only remembered that the other person was the host of the party, and forgot that it was Theodore's birthday...

I'm going to die! I'm going to die!

Just as Thea was silently feeling guilty, Theodore, who was walking alongside her, suddenly spoke up:

"Why should you feel guilty, Thea?"

Thea: "???"

Seeing Thea slowly becoming confused, Theodore found it amusing and his tone became even gentler.

"If someone offends you, it's perfectly fine to retaliate."

He reiterated the fact that Thea was right.

"But...today is your birthday party..."

"So what?"

At this point, Theodore's expression became more carefree. He lowered his head slightly and looked directly at Thea, his eyes full of seriousness.

“If you feel guilty for this reason, then I should be the one apologizing.”

"I am the host. If I have wronged you while you are here, then I should atone with my death."

Theodore deliberately slowed down his speech for the last few words, making them sound somewhat enticing.

After successfully seeing Thea's reddened ear tips, Theodore seemed to hear the horn of victory.

So cute.

Theodore spoke slowly to himself, then skillfully concealed the immense joy in his eyes as he lowered his head.

Let's wait a bit longer; she's timid, we can't scare her.

While Theodore was busy calming the beast within him, Thea wasn't idle either.

She hesitated for a long time before finally managing to squeeze out a sentence:

"How about... we go out for a walk? We still have plenty of time."

She didn't know how to find the answer by arguing about who was right and who was wrong, but she subconsciously felt that Theodore would like this "compensation".

Theodore, after a brief moment of ecstasy, snapped out of his reverie and put on a gentle, tender smile.

"Okay!"

He agreed so readily, as if it were just a regular invitation, if one ignored the crescent-shaped mark on his palm.

Thea said she was going out for a stroll, but she didn't really go anywhere; she just wandered around the perimeter of the house.

The two walked aimlessly, talking intermittently.

"Gringotts also offers auctions?"

“It’s not exactly an auction…” Theodore wondered why Thea suddenly asked this, and pondered for a moment before saying, “As you know, Gringotts has properties in Egypt, and the position of Unraveler is held there—”

“In Egypt, you know, the pyramids and all that. If they find anything valuable inside, they either keep it for themselves or find someone who can sell it.”

"The potion ingredients and alchemy materials that my father just mentioned were obtained from Gringotts."

"Furthermore, given those goblins' greedy nature, you could even buy their lives in Gringotts with Galleons."

Theodore said this with a hint of disdain.

Thea didn't react much to that; what she noticed was the last sentence:

"With Galleons, you can even buy their lives."

That's an exaggeration, but if you apply the example of a fairy, it actually seems... quite fitting.

Thinking about her empty savings, a wicked idea slowly formed in Thea's mind.

Theodore had no idea what Thea was thinking, and he continued to search his mind for topics that might interest her.

"Oh, by the way, I heard that Diggory of Hufflepuff is getting married. The bride is that Ravenclaw girl, I think her name is... Cho Chang?"

"marry?"

As soon as the words left his mouth, Theodore knew he was in trouble.

The two are truly in love, but if the topic of their marriage were brought up between him and Thea... it would be a bit like hell.

"That's great!"

Thea's unexpected joy surprised Theodore, who had been worried about their awkward engagement...

"Judging by the timeline, Qiu only graduated not long ago!"

"Cedric is lucky; he successfully won the heart of his beauty!"

Thea couldn't quite describe the feeling of being struck by the news; she only knew that she had hesitated for a long time before finally making that thankless and arduous decision, and finally, much later, heard the news that the seeds had blossomed…

Fortunately, everything she did had an effect.

Cedric and Cho Chang finally got married.

Sirius Black is also running on the road to freedom.

Regulus went home.

Moody was still angrily cursing in his hospital room.

Even Dumbledore, whom I hate the most, is now adapting to retirement life ahead of schedule in Nurmengard.

So far, everyone is doing well.

This is really good.

Really.